ASX 200 to lift on Wednesday: 6 shares you need to watch today

BHP Billiton Limited (ASX:BHP) released its half-yearly operational review this morning

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Local shares look set to leverage off the rise in international markets overnight, as well as a general rise in the price of base metals.

Here's a quick recap:

  • FTSE 100 (UK): down 0.01%
  • DAX (Germany): up 0.43%
  • CAC 40 (France): up 0.18%
  • Dow Jones (USA): up 0.57%
  • NASDAQ (USA): up 0.86%

BHP Billiton Limited (ASX: BHP) will be in focus today after it released its operational review for the half-year ended 31 December 2016, this morning. It achieved record production at Western Australia Iron Ore and maintained its full-year production guidance for petroleum, iron ore as well as coal.

Gold mining trio EVOLUTION FPO (ASX: EVN), Independence Group NL (ASX: IGO) and Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX: NST) also released their quarterly production reports.

Evolution reported a 15% decline in its quarter-on-quarter all-in sustaining cost, and revealed it had produced 217,812 ounces of gold for the quarter. Northern Star produced 124,871 ounces for the period.

In the oil industry, Senex Energy Ltd (ASX: SXY) also released its own quarterly report.

Meanwhile, Henderson Group plc (ASX: HGG) announced its intentions to pay its shareholders an extraordinary dividend, prior to the closing of its merger with Janus Capital Group, which will reflect its first-quarter earnings.

Before getting started on your day, it may also be worth checking out these two articles:

  1. Why I don't invest in the top 10 ASX stocks
  2. 3 ASX shares with big overseas potential
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